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State juvenile facility. Est. in 1909 to provide boys with educational and vocational training. Campus is 200 yds. W.
Crusader for southern industrial development, manufacturer, engineer, author, and publisher. Grave is 1/2 mile north.
Studied law under Spruce Macay, 1784-85, at an office which stood 1 bl. W. Admitted to the bar in Rowan County, Nov. 6, 1787.
Lutheran. Organized by early German settlers. The building erected in 1794 is 1 1/2 mi. south.
Evangelical and Reformed. Organized by early German settlers. Building erected 1795 is 2 1/2 miles south.
Parish established in 1753. Present building constructed in 1828, stands one block west.
Editor of Statesville "Landmark" (1880-92), Charlotte "Observer" (1892-1909). His home stood at this point.
First president of N.C. Farmers' Alliance, 1887. Was N.C. senator & U.S. congressman. Advocate of agricultural education. Home is 1 block S.E.
Presbyterian. Founded before 1789. Present building erected 1835. Stands 2 miles north.
Lieutenant General, C.S.A.; Supt. N.C. Military Institute in Charlotte; Davidson College professor; Editor, "The Land We Love." Grave is here.